A GEF GOLD/ Supply Chain Approach to Eliminating Mercury in Guyana’s ASGM Sector: El Dorado Gold Jewelry Made in Guyana

To assist Guyana with converting to mercury-free mining by 2025 by directly involving business enterprises with a profit motive for leading the shift in the development of a mercury-free ASGM supply chain and downstream El Dorado brand jewelry.
Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Project approved
URL
https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/9713
Countries
Guyana
Managing organisations
Conservation International-Guyana (CI-G)
Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA)
and Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)
Implementing organisations
CI
Project ID
9713
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 6
GEF Cofinancing
$3.136.600
GEF project grant
$2.652.294